Phaedo
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Phaedo is a Platonic dialogue that recounts the final hours and philosophical discussions of Socrates before his execution.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Phaedo Context triple: [The Death of Socrates, basedOn, Phaedo]
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Crito
Crito is an ancient Athenian friend and devoted follower of Socrates, best known from Plato’s dialogues for urging Socrates to escape his death sentence.
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Socrates
Socrates was a classical Athenian philosopher renowned as a founder of Western philosophy, known for his method of questioning and his trial and execution in Athens.
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Plato
Plato was an ancient Greek philosopher, a student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle, whose dialogues and ideas laid the foundations of Western philosophy.
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Philokalia
Philokalia is a renowned anthology of spiritual writings by Eastern Orthodox mystics and Church Fathers that guides readers in the practice of inner prayer and ascetic life.
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A History of Western Philosophy
A History of Western Philosophy is Bertrand Russell’s comprehensive survey of Western philosophical thought from the pre-Socratics to the early 20th century, combining exposition with critical commentary.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Phaedo Target entity description: Phaedo is a Platonic dialogue that recounts the final hours and philosophical discussions of Socrates before his execution.
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A.
Crito
Crito is an ancient Athenian friend and devoted follower of Socrates, best known from Plato’s dialogues for urging Socrates to escape his death sentence.
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B.
Socrates
Socrates was a classical Athenian philosopher renowned as a founder of Western philosophy, known for his method of questioning and his trial and execution in Athens.
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C.
Plato
Plato was an ancient Greek philosopher, a student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle, whose dialogues and ideas laid the foundations of Western philosophy.
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D.
Philokalia
Philokalia is a renowned anthology of spiritual writings by Eastern Orthodox mystics and Church Fathers that guides readers in the practice of inner prayer and ascetic life.
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E.
A History of Western Philosophy
A History of Western Philosophy is Bertrand Russell’s comprehensive survey of Western philosophical thought from the pre-Socratics to the early 20th century, combining exposition with critical commentary.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Platonic dialogue
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| author | Plato ⓘ |
| containsArgument |
affinity argument
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argument from opposites ⓘ argument from recollection ⓘ final argument from forms ⓘ |
| describesEvent |
execution of Socrates
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final hours of Socrates ⓘ |
| dialogueStyle |
dramatic
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narrated in retrospect ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Cebes of Thebes
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Echecrates ⓘ Phaedo of Elis ⓘ
linked to:
Phaedo
Simmias of Thebes ⓘ Socrates ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
definition of death
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philosopher’s attitude toward death ⓘ purification of the soul ⓘ |
| genre | Socratic dialogue ⓘ |
| includesMyth | myth of the afterlife ⓘ |
| includesScene | Socrates drinking hemlock ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian philosophy
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Neoplatonism ⓘ early modern philosophy ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
afterlife
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death ⓘ forms ⓘ immortality of the soul ⓘ nature of the soul ⓘ philosophy as preparation for death ⓘ virtue ⓘ |
| narratedTo | Echecrates ⓘ |
| narrativeFrameLocation | Phlius ⓘ |
| narrator | Phaedo of Elis ⓘ |
| partOf |
Platonic corpus
ⓘ
linked to:
Timaeus
|
| period | Middle dialogues of Plato ⓘ |
| philosophicalMethod | dialectic ⓘ |
| philosophicalPosition |
body and soul are distinct
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soul is immortal ⓘ true knowledge is of the Forms ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Ancient Greek philosophy ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Apology
ⓘ
Crito ⓘ Euthyphro ⓘ |
| settingCity | Athens ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Athenian prison ⓘ |
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Subject: Phaedo Description of subject: Phaedo is a Platonic dialogue that recounts the final hours and philosophical discussions of Socrates before his execution.
Referenced by (53)
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The Death of Socrates by Jacques-Louis David
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trial of Socrates
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